BRUNT

The full adverse effects; the chief consequences or negative results of a thing or event.

"Unfortunately, poor areas such as those in New Orleans bore the brunt of Hurricane Katrina’s winds."

The major part of something; the bulk.

"If you feel tired of walking, just think of the poor donkey who has carried the brunt of our load."

To bear the brunt of; to weather or withstand.

"We brunted the storm."